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W. I. HOLT. l PLANTBR, COTTON GHOPPER,- AND SGRAPBR. No. 326,560.atented Sept. 22, 1885.

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v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM ISHAM HOL'I, OF HARRISON, ARKANSAS.

PLANTER, COTTON CHOPPER AND SCRAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,560, datedSeptember22, 1885.

Application tiled July 16, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM I. HoLT,"a citizen of the United States,residing at Harrison, in the county of Booney and State of Arkansas,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Planters, Cotton Choppersand Scrapers, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

. My invention relates to an improvement in planters, cotton choppersand Scrapers; and it consists in the peculiar construction andcombination of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a perspective view of a machineembodying my invention adapted for use as a cotton scraper and chopper.Fig. 2 is afront elevation of a portion of the same, partly in section.Fig. 3 is a detailed view of the cottonscrapers and the guides therefor.Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the machine adapted for use as a planter.Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same.

A represents the driving-shaft, which serves as the aXle for themachine. The cottonscraper frame B consists of a sleeve, C, fitted onthe center of the axle and free to turn thereon, and forwardlyextendingarms or beams D, which are cast integrally with the sleeve. To the outersides of these beams are bolted inclined standards E, having scrapers Fsecured to their lower ends, as shown.

G represents curved guides that are pivoted to the upper sides of thebeams, as at H, and have their outer ends curved downwardly` andrearwardly, so as to run in front of the scrapers. Vertical set-screws Iare swiveled in the beams and work in threaded openings made in theguides, and serve as means for the vertical adjustment of the guides,and thus regulate the depth the Scrapers shall run in the ground. On oneside of the sleeve C is a' crown-wheel, K, that is keyed to the shaft.

L represents a cotton-chopper frame, the front ends of the side beams,M, of which are hung on the shaft on opposite sides of thescraper-frame. Cross-beams N connect the side beams, and in thesecross-beams is jourframe in a horizontal position, and thereby' raisethe chopping-hoes slightly above them. V represents brackets havinghorizontal sleeves c, that lit on the driving-shaft near the endsthereof, and vertical standards b, provided with dovetai-led verticalgrooves c on their inner faces.

Wis an inverted- U -shaped standard,thelow er ends of the arms of whichlit in the grooves c of the brackets. To the upper horizontal portion ofthis standard is secured a horizontal frame, X, at right angles thereto,said frame X consisting of the side beams, d, and the front connectingcross-beam, e.

A draft-pole, Y, is bolted to the cross-beam e and the standard WV, asshown, and on this pole is pivoted one end of a lever, Z, that isconnected by means of rods f with the cottonscraper and cotton-chopperframes, so as to lift said frames simultaneously from the ground inorder to clear an obstruction, the frames turning on the main shaft A,to which they are hung. Driving and supporting wheels are fixed to theouter ends of the main shaft.

In order to adapt the machine for use as a planter, the cotton chopperand scraper mechanism and the wheel K are removed from the main shaft,and in place thereof is substituted aspur-wheel, A', and a frame, B'. Tothe rear end of the latter is secured a grainconductor, (EQ-the lowerend of which, on the front side, has a furrow-opener, D', and to therear lower side of which is attached a coverer and ridger, E.Ahorizontal-shaft, F', is journaled in the vertical arms of the standardW, and to this shaft is secured a spur-wheel, G', that meshes with wheelA', a grooved wheel, H', and the front end of an endless-beltseedconveyer, I. The rear end of the seed-conveyer is supported by ashaft, K', journaled in the lower ends of hangers L', that are boltedIOO near the rear ends of the side beams of frame X. A hopper, M', issecured between these side beams, over the seed-conveyer, and in thishopper is a horizontal shaft, N', having stirri ng-arms Oand a groovedWheel, P,connected v by an endless belt, R', with the wheel H.

As the machine is drawn along the seeds in the hopper are stirred andcaused to fall upon the endless traveling belt, and are by it conveyedto the upper end of the seed-conductor spout, and deposited in thefurrow made by the furrow-opener, and covered by the coverer.

a represents collars which are adapted to be slipped over the sleeves aof the brackets V. These collars have rearwardly-extending ledges b',adapted for the attachment of the front ends of cultivator-plow beams cby means of bolts d.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of theaxle, the cottonchopper and cotton-scraper hung thereon, and extendingin opposite directions, and the lever for raising them simultaneously toclear an obstruction, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the main shaft or axle with the brackets V, havingthe sleeves a and the grooved standards b, and the. standard W, securedin the grooved standards b, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the cotton-scrapers, the beams D, the curvedguides or guards G, running in advance of the scrapers and pivoted attheir rear ends to the beams, and the set-screws I, to adjust saidguides or guards vertically, substantially as described.

4. 'Ihe combination of the axle, the sleeve C, journaled thereon, andhaving rthe parallel beams, the cottonscrapers having standards securedto the beams, and the curved guides or guards running in advance of theScrapers, and secured to the beams, substantially as described.

5. The combination of the axle having the driving and supporting wheels,and the gearwheel K, the frame L, the shaft journaled in said frame, andhaving the chopping-hoes, and the pinion meshing with Wheel K, the frameB, carrying the cotton-Scrapers, brackets V, standard W, securedthereto, the brackets and frames B and L being hung on the axle, andadapted to turn thereon, the tongue,l and the lever for raising theframes B and L, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aixedmy'signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM ISHAM HOLT. y

Witnesses:

W. A. VVATKINS, WILLIAM DOWEL.

